If Bishop Rosecrans was riding high fresh off their 54-33 takedown of Miller last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bishop Rosecrans Bishops fell 64-51 to the Fisher Catholic Irish on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bishops can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 487th, while the Irish are ranked 197th).
Several Bishops players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Emily Jenkins, who posted 14 points. Another player making a difference was Abby Sagan, who earned ten points.
Fisher Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sydney Ellis led the charge by almost dropping a triple-double on 11 points, nine assists, and nine steals. Those nine assists gave Ellis a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Hadli Gillum, who shot 5-for-9 from long range and almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine assists.
Bishop Rosecrans now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Fisher Catholic, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
Bishop Rosecrans will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Franklin Heights at 5:00 p.m. on December 27th. As for Fisher Catholic, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Fairfield Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fisher Catholic is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Fairfield Christian Academy a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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